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No. 74,196. 1 PATENTED FEB. 11, 1868.

C. CARPENTER, Jn. HYDROCAREON BURNER.

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CALVIN` CARPENTER, JR., OF ASTORIA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR `TO H. H.

' WOLOOTT.

Letters Patent No. 74,196, dated February 11, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HYDROGABBON-BURNERS.

TO .ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Y

Be it known that I, CALVIN CARPENTER, Jr., of Astoria, in the county oi'Queens, and in thc Stateof-New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovgment in Burning'Pctroleu-m as luel;V und I do hereby declare thatthe following isla. full, clear, and exact description thereof, lwhichwillenable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecification, in which drawingi Figure 1 represents a. longitudinalvvertical section of this invention.

Figure 2 isa. transversesectionthereof.

j Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an apparatus or burner which is intended to beused under a. steamfboilerpr othel` furnace for the purpose of usingpetroleum as fuel. i l

It consists of one or more oil-cisterne, which are surrounded by awater-jacket, so that the temperature of the oil is kept down as low aspossible, and the material from 'which the burner is. made is preservedagainst vbeing burned out. The oilcistern-is partially filled withwater, so that the oil floats on tbewater; and through i the body of thewater and the oil is passed a current of air,'which servestorfeed theHome with the requisite quantity of oxygen, and which also assists indriving, the lightpartsof ,the oilupwards, leavingthe heavy, partsHeating on thewater, whence they are withdrawn, and used for lubricatingpurposes. Additional jets of ai'r are thrown into the flame from above,so as-to consume all the gases.` i i v i l i f.'

A'represents tho body` of my burner, which is made of cast iron or anylother suitable material, and which conta-ins one ormore cisterns, B.Each cistern is surrounded by awater-jaclet, C, and provided with a.perfo#l rated bottom,I a, which separates the same from an air-bonnet,b. This 'air-bonnet communicates with an nir supply, c, soA that a.current of air can be forced into each cistern from below. v i

The cisterns are supplied with a quantity of water, which'may beintroduced through a. pipe, d, from below, and which is permitted torise to a level with another pipe, e. The 'oil'qats onthe water, and itis introduced Vthrough a pipe,f, the heavy parts boingb drawn o throughthc pipe e. n

By the water-jacket, the temperature of the oil in the-cistern is keptdown to such n point that explosions are prevented, and, by the currentof air introduced from below through the body of oil, all the lightconstitu ents of the oil are carried up into the flame, and thc'heavyparts are left floating on the water. The air, in passing through thebody of the' water in the lower part of the cistern, is also' saturatedwith moisture, which materially assists in producing a. iiame of anintense heut.`

The water-jacket is provided with a series of apertures, g, at or nearits top, so that, if the Water in said jacket should begin to evaporate,the steam is free to escupe, and all-.danger of an explosion from thissource` Vis avoided. A v

A pipe, h, near the bottom of thejacket,serves to introduce the waterinto the same, and also to'draw the water out whenever it may bedesirable. f

` A slide, z', which is iitted on the top of the burner, serves to closethe mouth-of the cistern, and to extinguish the Home wh'enever it may herequired. i

Over the mouth of each cisternyis secured a rose, j, which communicateswith an air-supply pipe, c,so. lthat jets ot' air can be thrown intothe'iiame, whereby the combustion of the oil isrende'rcd perfect, andtheescape of unconsumed gases is prevented. i

By means ofv this burner, I am enabled to use crude petroleum as fuelinfurnaces with great economy, The` heavy. parte o t the oil, which arecontinually withdrawn from thecistern through the pipe e, can be usedfor lubricating purposcs,and the lubricating-oil thus obtained alonepays for the whole cost of the fueh What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,'is

1. The Within-described'process of burning crude petroleum andseparating from it lthe heavy parts tit for lubricating-oil bypassingcurrents o airx up through the body of the petroleum to he burned, seidpetroleum beine made to oat on water, substantially as and'for thepurposes set forth. i

2. The arrangement of one o more cisterns, B, surrounded bywater-jacket, C, and provided with arbonnets, b, below, and withpipes,.e, to' draw off the heavy oil, substantglly as herein described.

3. The arrangement and combination of the slide i with Ihe 'cistern orcisterns B, inthe burner A, sub stantially. as and for the purpose setforth.

4. The arrangement of a. rose, j, over each of the cisterna B, in'combination with the air-bonnets b btow,

substantially as and for the'purpose described.

^ 5. The escape-apertures g in the'waterj:Loket C, surrounding thecstern or cisterns B, substzmtallyns and 4 for the purpose set forth. i

CALVIN CARPENTER, Jn.

Witnesses:

GUsTAv BERG, l ,y JOHN C. PoLnEn

